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5th March 2008
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| Gear addict Joined: Jul 2002 Location: austin, tx
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Thread Starter |  drum mic pack
hey gear enthusiasts- so i'm thinking of getting a relatively inexpensive drum mic pack for those remote gigs where there might not be enough decent mics in the house for decent coverage for recording. yeah, someday i intend to accumulate a full array of various mics, but until then, can anyone recommend a decent pack of mics for drums? Audix and Shure are two companies that make packs like this. opinions? also, does anyone have a problem with the clamp systems that some of these packs offer? seems like a great idea to minimize mic stands if i can help it. thanks a ton, marty.
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5th March 2008
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| Gear interested  Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Detroit, MI - USA
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As both an engineer and a drummer, I really like the Sennheiser e604's--they're great for toms and snare. I've not used the kick mic' that is available in that series, so no comment there. I like the 604's better than both the AKG and Shure drum-specific mic's. I haven't worked with the Audix mic's... The e604's are small, but rugged and I really like the clamp mechanism. It's made of a flexible plastic, so you just sort-of snap it in place rather than fiddling with a metal clamp. Also, I feel the clamps allow for much more versatile positioning than the Shure and AKG's. Their size keeps them out of the way which is great from the drummer's perspective (I use them on my very undersized "jungle" kit comfortably) and minimizes inadvertent mic' abuse, which is great on your part. Those are my thoughts. Best of luck! |
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6th March 2008
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Hills of Vermont
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Buy once cry once!! Audix D6 or Shure Beta 52 for kick. Sennheiser e604, Audix D2, D4, Shure Beta 56 for toms Shure SM57, Beta 57 Beyer DS201 for snare Wide variety of condensors for overhead, one type cannot cover all situations. This is a very short list of some proven, solid mics. This is just my opinion! |
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6th March 2008
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| Gear addict  Joined: Dec 2006 Location: NYCish
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The Audix drums packs are excellent. Most of them have the d6 and i5, which are many people's go to K and SN mics. I got mine without the OH mics because I already had other SCD's that I prefered for OH's. The gooseneck clamps are nice as well, and work and congas and other perc. instruments. -G
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6th March 2008
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| Gear addict Joined: Jul 2002 Location: austin, tx
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thanks for the input, team.
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7th March 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Apr 2005 Location: New York Friggin' City
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My preferred choices: Audix D6 on kick Sen 504/604/904 on snare & toms matched cardioids on plates- Neumann KM84i/85i, Senn MKH40, AKG 460s, Earthworks SR77 (um, SR30s now I guess) The Earthworks drum system is great sounding, but the Audix D6 is such a great tone...very inexpensively... and for anything that is live/remote I love-love-love the Sennheissers on toms and snare, the plastic clips are great and the 504 mics sound like old v1 421s to me!!! Hope this helps- JvB |
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